Purging Excess Baggage

24 days until departure. Our house is becoming adorned with lists. Lists of Things to Sell, Things to do, Things to Purchase and Things to Remember. Todays list includes getting a new charger for our camera, signing for our tax return and shipping off some items sold on Ebay.

Determined to streamline and simplify, I pre-purged the garage, closets, drawers and such over the last few months. Our two daughters moved out and with them went a LOT of stuff. I think the removal of their clothes alone freed up 1000 square feet of space. They also took some furniture and miscellaneous household items. If they had more space I would really unload on them ;o). Taryn was the last to go and when she did, it really set the wheels in motion for this escape of ours.
I'm a regular at Goodwill and the local garbage dump and Craigslist is like our daily bread. Last Thanksgiving I managed to pawn some family keepsakes off on my niece and my sister. Things I don't want to get rid of but cannot possibly lug across the country. Love you Sis and Kenda!

Speaking of Kenda; How's this for a coinkydink. She informed me today that she just returned from Anaheim where she was visiting her husband's family. It seems his uncle has worked at Disneyland for 37 years. You don't say? Hmmm.....We will definitely talk more about this when I see her this weekend. Disneyland is on our itinerary and I was already planning to hit the H.R. department while there.

Eli and I want to spend as much time as possible with friends and loved ones while we're still here. Tonight we're meeting our friends and former bandmates for some quality time at a local pub. Jonah will be spending quality time with his pal, Kalen. A night out! We better enjoy it while we can. There will be no sitters on the quest.